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Measured figures
L-39 Skyfox · Length
Single source11.83 m (38 ft 10 in)[source]
FTC-2000 · excluding nose-probe
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aero L-39 Skyfox | Guizhou JL-9 |
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| Other name | L-39NG[source] | — |
| Type | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] | Advanced jet trainer Light combat aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Czech Republic[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Guizhou Aviation Industry Import/Export Company (GAIEC)[source] |
| Status | In service[source] |
14.555 m (47 ft 9 in) excluding nose-probe[source]
FTC-2000 · Height
Single source4.105 m (13 ft 6 in)[source]
Empty; L-39 Skyfox · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; L-39 Skyfox · Rear view of a L-39 Skyfox and its Williams FJ44 engine
Single source3,100 kg (6,834 lb)[source]
5,800 kg (12,787 lb) Rear view of a L-39 Skyfox and its Williams FJ44 engine[source]
Gross; FTC-2000 · clean
Single sourceMaximum take-off; FTC-2000 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; L-39 Skyfox · TAS at 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
Single source900 km/h (560 mph, 490 kn) TAS at 6,000 m (20,000 ft)[source]
L-39 Skyfox · internal fuel
Single source2,590 km (1,610 mi, 1,400 nmi) (internal fuel)[source]
L-39 Skyfox · 1 × Williams International FJ44-4M turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Williams International FJ44-4M turbofan engine, 16.89 kN (3,800 lbf) thrust[source]
FTC-2000 · 1 × Guizhou Liyang WP-13F (C) afterburning turbojet thrust dry
Single sourceFTC-2000 · thrust dry and
Single sourceFTC-2000 · with afterburner
Single sourceFTC-2000 · with afterburner (1 × WP-14C Kunlun-3 for FTC-2000G
Single source1 × Guizhou Liyang WP-13F (C) afterburning turbojet, 43.15 kN (9,700 lbf) thrust dry, 63.25 kN (14,220 lbf) with afterburner (1 × WP-14C Kunlun-3 for FTC-2000G, 53.89 kN (12,110 lbf) thrust dry and 76.53 kN (17,200 lbf) with afterburner.)[source]
FTC-2000 · Wing area
Single source26.15 m 2 (281.5 sq ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| Primary users | Vietnam People's Air Force Hungarian Air Force Flight Training Center Pardubice[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force Myanmar Air Force Sudanese Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | ~ 24 (2025)[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 2015–2024 (developmental) 2024 onwards (serial)[source] | — |
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| First flight | 14 September 2015 (L-39CW) 22 December 2018 (L-39NG)[source] | 13 December 2003[source] |
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| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Chengdu JJ-7[source] |
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| Airfoil | NACA 64A012[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | Up to 1,640 kg (3,616 lb) of stores on five external hardpoints[source] | 5 with a capacity of 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) maximum, with provisions to carry combinations of: Other: up to 3 x fuel tanks[source] |
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| Designer | — | Aero Engine Research Institute of Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) internal + up to 1,302 kg (2,870 lb) in external tanks[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1 × 23 mm cannon[source] |
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| Unstick and touchdown speed | — | 260 km/h (160 mph; 140 kn)[source] |
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| Minimum flying speed | — | 210 km/h (130 mph; 110 kn)[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 8 - 3[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 374.8 kg/m 2 (76.8 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.00645 kN/kg (0.658 lb f /lb)[source] |
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| Take-off run | — | 400–500 m (1,300–1,600 ft)[source] |
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| Landing run | — | 700 m (2,300 ft)[source] |
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| Other | — | up to 3 x fuel tanks[source] |
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| Missiles | — | ** Short range air-to-air missile 2 × PL-8 AAMs (on inboard pylons) 2 × PL-9 AAMs (on outboard pylons) Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles SD-10 (Only on FTC-2000G) Anti-radiation missiles CM-102 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] |
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| Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles | — | SD-10 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] |
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| Anti-radiation missiles | — | CM-102 (Only on FTC-2000G)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Volksrepublik China[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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| Reported operators | — |
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